Cung Le
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Le on the set of Inside MMA in August 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Cung Le May 25, 1972 Saigon, South Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (177 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Sanda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Trainer | Shawn Liu (Sanshou) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black Belt in Taekwondo All American in Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kickboxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Sunshine Spring Le | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cung Le (Vietnamese: Lê Cung; born May 25, 1972) is an American actor, former professional mixed martial artist, Sanshou fighter and kickboxer. Le is perhaps best known in mixed martial arts for competing in Strikeforce, holding a record of 7–1 with the organization before its demise. He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career. He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization. In kickboxing and sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional kickboxing record of 17–0 before moving to mixed martial arts.
As an actor, Le has appeared in films such as Tekken, Pandorum, Fighting, Bodyguards and Assassins (all in 2009), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Puncture Wounds (2014), and Savage Dog (2017). He had a lead role in the martial arts film Dragon Eyes (2012), co-starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and produced by Joel Silver.